Publications by authors named "N C Zanolli"

Article Synopsis
  • The "relaxed tenodesis" technique aims to reduce tension on the long head of the biceps tendon (LHBT) to alleviate pain, especially in patients with work-related injuries.
  • A study involving 54 shoulders treated with this method showed favorable clinical and radiological outcomes, with 79% of patients suffering from rotator cuff tears.
  • At follow-up, most patients experienced significant improvements in shoulder function and low pain levels, indicating that relaxed biceps tenodesis is effective with a low failure rate.
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Purpose: Uterine artery embolization has become established as a frontline treatment for uterine leiomyomata. In planning embolization, preprocedural imaging can further characterize pathology and anatomy, but it may also reveal coexisting diagnoses that have the potential to change clinical management. The purpose of this study is to compare the diagnostic outcomes of ultrasound and MRI performed for patients prior to undergoing embolization.

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Objectives: The Gynecologic Oncology Postoperative Opioid use Predictive (GO-POP) calculator is a validated tool to provide evidence-based guidance on post-operative opioid prescribing. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of the implementation of GO-POP within an academic Gynecologic Oncology division.

Methods: Two cohorts of patients (pre-implementation and post-implementation) who underwent surgery were compared with reference to GO-POP calculator implementation.

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Objective: To delineate the use of gender-biased language in letters of recommendation for Obstetrics and Gynecology fellowships and its impact on applicants.

Design: Fellowship letters of recommendation from 4 Obstetrics and Gynecology specialties at a single institution in 2020 were included.

Primary Outcome: frequency of agentic and communal language in letters of recommendation using Linguistics Inquiry Word Count software.

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Background: Optimizing analgesia after cesarean delivery is essential to quality of patient recovery. The American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology recommend multimodal analgesia (MMA). However, little is known about clinical implementation of these guidelines after cesarean delivery under general anesthesia (GA).

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